All posts by Jeff Hyatt

Data Quality a Bigger Challenge Than Many Organizations First Realize (IM)

One of the biggest challenges of data management is ensuring data quality—and for many organizations this remains a struggle.... More

Video on Instagram Goes Pro (MediaPost)

IGTV features much longer videos than those on the main app, with a heavy emphasis on ones from professional creators. As with Snapchat, the videos will be in the vertical format w... More

IBM’s Watson Education Partners with Scholastic, Edmodo for Classroom Content Recommendations (VentureBeat)

Scholastic said that it’ll make available media, articles, and nonfiction content from its Scholastic Go and ScienceFlix libraries in IBM’s Watson Education, which will apply m... More

The Rise of Subscription Billing in Software and Digital Services (IA)

Software-as-a-service has already established itself as a prominent business model for tech vendors in practically every industry, offering an alternative to on-premise software fo... More

Researchers Use AI to Turn YouTube Videos Into Interactive Holograms (TVB Europe)

Four researchers at the University of Washington have collaborated with Google and Facebook to turn video into fully interactive holograms. The team of researchers have developed a... More

Cybersecurity – The Achilles Heel of Digital Transformation (IT Pro Portal)

Employee mobility, cloudification, and the Internet of Things (IoT), are all driving digital transformation, with companies becoming increasingly aware that they need to embrace ne... More

What is Technical Debt and Why is it Bad? (MarkLogic Blog)

The term “technical debt” is often used to describe decisions made during software development that result in future rework. This is typically because shortcuts are taken inste... More

Microsoft Re-Launching its Blockchain (TechRadar)

Microsoft is looking to re-enter the blockchain game with a new service aiming to help settle payment disputes. The Windows 10 maker has revealed a new service aimed at helping com... More

IoT Could be the Killer App for Blockchain (CW)

As the number of sensors in vehicles, factory machinery, buildings and city infrastructure grows, companies are looking for a secure and automated way of enabling a mesh network fo... More

Featured Jobs: AWS; PwC; Luxoft

Software Development Manager — Seattle — AWS Global Communications Sr. Manager — LA — PwC Senior Solution Architect — Weehawken, NJ — Luxoft Click here to view all a... More

Featured Jobs: Gracenote; Mediamorph; Box

Front End Engineer, Big Data — Emeryville, CA — Gracenote Senior Software Engineer — NYC — Mediamorph Sr. Software Engineer, Box Drive — Redwood City, CA — Box Click... More

CBS to Stream NFL Games on Mobile (TechCrunch)

CBS today announced an expanded agreement with the NFL which will allow it to stream NFL ON CBS games through its over-the-top service, CBS All Access, through 2022. The deal inclu... More

IBM Ends China’s 5-Year Reign Atop Supercomputer Rankings (NW)

There’s a shake-up – and a scandal – in the Top500 ranking of the world’s most powerful supercomputers. The U.S. has retaken first place in the Top500 list after five years... More

Are You Ready for the Connected Traveler? (Wipro Blog)

As the number of unique mobile users continues to increase, mobile bookings would also keep pace. More than one-third of the bookings from major economies of the world comes from a... More

Frequency Capping in OTT Will Open the Ad Investment Floodgates (MediaPost)

Advertisers have long been aware of the importance of monitoring frequency when it comes to their messaging. With the rise of the digital age and the countless new ad venues that i... More

Report: Few Marketers Ready to Bundle OTT with Broadcast (B&C)

Even as marketers increase their use of advanced forms of advertising, at this point only a third of them are interested in bundling the growing amount of over-the-top impressions ... More

Apple to Unveil High-End AirPods, Over-Ear Headphones for 2019 (Bloomberg)

The upcoming audio push builds on Apple’s earlier success in the field. The iPod and iTunes digital music store helped revive the industry and began a transformation that turned ... More

Blockchain May Be Good for Security. But Not So Good for Privacy.

Blockchain technologies are becoming increasingly popular as mechanisms to track transactions between parties. The advantage of this technology over its predecessors is its ability... More

Hulu Inks Viacom Licensing Deal (Variety)

Hulu has struck a new agreement with Viacom for library content covering several hundred TV episodes and movies, including exclusive streaming access to the full run of MTV’s ani... More